Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,746, John Glover, N.H.

SERVICE
N.H.
Glover, John
NUMBER
S. 10746
CONTENTS
carded

15922 New Hampshire
John Glover
of New Hampshire the State of N.H. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Adams of the N.H. commanded by Colonel in the N.H. time for 12 months
The Certificate was when here dated Aug 6, 1833.
Samuel D. G.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Sept 1833 and sent Friday. Smith Boscauer N.H.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $107.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Feb 14th 20.00
$127.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Adams Clerk Book E Vol. 5 Page 88

State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss
On this first day of February A D 1833 personally appeared before me Nathaniel G. Nipher one of the associate Justices of the Superior Court of Justice in & for the State of New Hampshire County. Aged
John Glover of Canterbury - in said County. Aged eighty three Years last April who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the Army of the United Revolution as a private under under enlistment into the Company of Capt Adams on the first of May 1775 at Durham in the State of New Hampshire for the term of nine months, said Co belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col Enoch Poor. That soon after, when the Company was full he marched to Charlestown Massachusetts during the Summer he was engaged in military duties making redoubts & breastworks at and about Winter Hill. continued there until the term of his enlistment had expired, I was then regularly discharged. That soon after his discharge he again enlisted into said Army under Capt Denborough at Lee Marlinton - Wood in New Hampshire for the term of three months and marched to Fort Sullivan and Fort Washington below Portsmouth New Hampshire was engaged a short time in putting them in order for defence while their Masts were chained together I placed across the Channel of the River & a vessel was filled with stone combustibles and moored in the River to be set to be set on fire

in case the enemy attempted to come up. Then he marched to Cambridge Mass I joined the Regiment Com d by Col Poor that his Company barracks in the college buildings That Col John Stark's Regiment was stationed South of them at Cambridge. That he served out his term of enlistment & was again reg- -ularly dismissed. That he never had a written dis- -charge. That he was born in Durham aforesaid In 1749 that he has no record of his age, that he lived at said Durham when he was called into the service, that he lived there afterwards about 15 years, then came to Canterbury when he now resides, & has ever since, that he enlisted as a volunteer. That he knew Generals Washington, Lee, Putnam Sullivan & Gates. That General Lee left there as he understood sometime before he was discharged, that he knew Col John Stark That John Griffin & Solomon Drew of said Durham were Lieutenants in said Adams, Company
That John Mc Grills of Nottingham was the first Lieutenant & Nicholas Durell the second, in said Dunbar's Company. that he was employed awhile with about one thousand others building fortification on Cobble Hill, which is \frac{1}{2} or \frac{3}{4} miles West of Bunker Hill he thinks, that he saw the troops pass from Cobble Hill to Bunker Hill on the ice who were ordered to proceed to Charlestown & burn some houses occupying by the British. That he never received a written discharge

That he served as a private during the whole time that he knows of the  only two persons now living after Sam l Waing of said Canterbury and a who can testify to his service by residing in  residing in Northfield in this county, where he was We hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
John Glover
State of New Hampshire } February 1 st 1833. Then the said Merrimack ss. — John Glover personally appearing before me made oath that the above declaration by him signed is true, & I hereby certify that said Glover by reason of bodily infirmary is unable to attend Court for which reason the oath aforesaid has been administered by me as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature for New Hampshire. I also declare my opinion after investigation of the matter & after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. I further certify that William Patrick whose affidavit is hereto annexed is a clergyman resident in the Town of Canterbury in said County & that Frederick Smith whose affidavit taken before me is also annexed hereto is a resident in Bosconer in said County & that both of said individuals reside in the immediate vicinity of said Glover & that their statements are entitled to credit. —
N. G. Upham } Associate Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature

State of New Hampshire Merrimack Co. I Moses Eastman Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature, in & for said County of Merrimack do hereby certify that, Nathaniel G. Upham within named is an Attorney of the Superior Court aforesaid & that the Signature to the foregoing declaration as certi- fied is the genuine Signature of said Upham I further certify, that, Frederick Smith, before whom the annexed affidavit are sworn, is a Notary Public, in & for said County & is by the Laws of this State authorized to admin- ister oaths, and his Signatures thereto are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court & subscribed my name this fourth fourth day of February Anno Domini 1853
Moses Eastman

No 25747
John Glorn Merrimack County New Hampshire
Photo 12 Mrs
Frederick Smith Boscawen New Hampshire

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Glonn Merriamach County New Hampshire is required
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist May 1775 - 9 - private Capt Adams, Col Poor 83 years Durham Traditionary evidence & two Witnesses certified credible - papers correct   Enlisted 1776 - 3 - " Capt Dinsmore, Col Poor New Hampshire  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same), hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev War
10746 ✓ INVALID.
Rev
File No. 10746
John Glover Pris Rev War
Act: June 14 82
Index: — Vol. A , Page 144
[Arrangement of 1870.]

See letters 17 Augt 1835 to J. Smith & P. P. Smith Agent at Boston Mass
15,922 Massachusetts John Glover of Merrimack in the State of Massachusetts — was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Adams of the Regt. commanded by Col. Poor — in the N. Hampshire line for 1 Year —
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts — at the rate of 10 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Augt 1832 and sent to J. Smith Discover
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '31 $ 80 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '31 20 $100
Revolutionary Claim, at June 7, 1832. C. H. H. Clerk,
Recorded by Book 6, Vol. 2, Page 29

When Glavin's personal Cultivators shall have been returned to the Office, upon a new one placing him on the N. H. Roll & send the same to the Hon. J. Mr. Harker Courtesy N. H.

Payments to be made at Boston by Justus M. Me Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
Masses.
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 2 Page 15 by G. L. Stiles Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Glover of the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Revolutionary
Army is entitled to receive Forty ————— dollars and .
— cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — 6 — day of August — one thousand eight hundred and thirty. Three
W.B. John B. Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edward Commissioner of Pensions.

25747 John Glover's Application
Canterbury Co, Merri- mack & State of New- Hampshire
Send to
H. Hubbard p.p.R Charlestown N.H.
for J. Glover M.W. 3

E. W. May for S. Glau
Rev. Dr. H. B. Stanton Chatham St.
Cambridge Co., Mass. Mass. State of New- Hampshire
John G. Fowles Applicator 25727

I Ezekiel Willey of Northfield in the county of Merrimack & State of New Hampshire aged eighty one years, depose & say, that, in the year A.D. 1875 I lived in Durham in this State, that I knew John Glover then of Durham & now residing in Can- terbury in this County - That the said Glover in May 1875 I think, enlisted into the Company of Capt Adams of said Durham and went to Cambridge, Mass, and joined the Army - Army at that place, my father was a soldier in said Company - In July the same year I went to Cambridge to visit my father & tarried there about a week. I saw said Glover there during that time every day - My father I think served about 8 months in Adams, or some other Co. Glover was absent some times longer than my father but I do not know whether he enlisted again, or not, but I always understood that he was a soldier in the Army until he returned home & never heard it contradicted I have been acquainted with said Glover ever since & have always considered him a man of truth
Ezekiel Willey
Merrimack ss December 9th 1887
Subscribed & sworn to before me
I hereby certify that the above named Willey is a respect- able man & is regarded as a person of veracity F Smith Notary Public

Boston Mtg August 16
Free
Miss Penn
Hon J L Edwards Pension Office Washington City

Boreamea N H Sept 17th 1887
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the certificate of John Glover lately forwarded me. There is an error in it which will appear by recurrence to his application. The certificate is for J Glover Mass , instead of New Hampshire . You would oblige me in having it corrected so that I can draw with others Sept 4th.
Yours S. L. Edwards Very Resp'y Geo. H. Smith

Affidavit of Saml Harris

I William Patrick of Canterbury in the County of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts Clerk do hereby certify that, I have been acquainted with John Glauer of this town about twenty five years, he is a very aged man & has been confined to his house most of the time for three or four years past, & has been blind for some time - I have frequently visited him in performing my parochial duties, that said Glauer is reputed as a man of truth in this neigh- borhood, where he lives & confidence is to be given to his statements, he is reputed & believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution in our neighborhood & I have no reason to doubt the fact.
William Patrick V.D.M.
Subscribed & sworn to before me Frederick Smith Notary Public Middlesex ss January 21 1833
I Frederick Smith residing in the immediate neighbor- hood of John Glauer hereby certify that I am well acquaint- ed with said Glauer whose declaration is hereto annexed, sworn & subscribed to that I believe him to be of the age he states, that he is reputed & believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution in this neighborhood and I fully concur in that opinion
Frederick Smith
1833 Middlesex ss. Then the said Frederick Smith personally appearing before me made oath that the above affidavit (by him subscribed) is true. N. G. Upham } Associate Justices of the } Sup. Co. of Judicature

The State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss. I Moses Eastman Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within and for said County do hereby certify that A. G. Upham, who has subscribed his name to the within certificate is one of the Associate Justices of said Court, and that the same his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed the same with my own hand this Eleventh day of February A D 1833.
MOSES EASTMAN

I Samuel Hains of Canterbury in the County of Merrimack & State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that in the month of June 1875 at said Canterbury I enlisted into the company of Capt Jeremiah Clough of said Canterbury for the term of 8 months and marched to Charles- town in the State of Massachusetts, we were sta- tioned at Winter Hill. Soon after I arrived there while at work on the fortification I became acquainted with John Glover who has resided in this town many years, perhaps forty, said Glover was a private soldier in Capt Winburn Adams Co; that Co, & Capt Clough, belonged to the Regt - commanded by Col Enoch Poor, I do not recollect how long said Glover served in said Co, but think he carried them during the season I left there the first of January 1876 I have been acquainted with him ever since he came to this town, he has worked for me I have always found him to be a man of truth & never heard any thing against him in that respect. Sam: Hains
Merrimack Co October 4th 1882
Personally appearing the above named Samuel Hains made oath that the above affidavit by him submitted was true before me Frederick K Smith Notary Public

I hereby certify that the within-named Samuel Hains is a reputable man & his Statements are entitled to belief; he has lately been placed on the Pension List under the agency of J. M. Harper Rep in Congress. J. Melvin K. Smith Notary Public